#2: Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts

The Noisettes blew me away several years ago. I first was exposed to them when they opened for TV on the Radio on their North American tour. The band was so simple, yet so different. They were a British three-piece with an African-American frontwoman that also happened to wail on the bass. Their live show was crazy. I couldn’t believe I had never heard of them.

Years later, the band has released their second full-length, entitled Wild Young Hearts. This album is an upgrade from “What’s the Time Mr. Wolf” that was released in early 2007. I was expecting a lot from their follow-up, and they delivered far beyond my expectations.

Sadly, the Noisettes are still an underground name. While they have received exposure on a few teen television shows, they haven’t been recognized for their true talent yet. Perhaps they get that in their homeland of the UK?